Well, that sounds real cute! None of my geckos climb to poop, but it sounds to me like your gecko is just doing his thing. Maybe you could try putting in a rock-type hide (so he could climb on top to poop) or some light-weight rock for him (both of which might be more easy to clean than styrofoam). I like using a product called, "Rep-Tiles" as they are light-weight and stackable for climbing and they clean up real easily - a lot of pet stores and online reptile stores carry them.
Good luck, Dana ------------------------- Dana Chyung Providence, RI [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mar 22, 2005, at 9:31 PM, Godby wrote:
Hi,
I'm new to the world of gecko's, and received a gecko as a gift about a
month ago. I'd wanted one for quite some time, so the gift wasn't too
unusual. It's a leopard gecko, that's about 3-4 months old. I'm fascinated
by this little creature, and have been reading tonnes of material
about him. I read somewhere that leopard gecko's usually pick one corner to
defecate in, and are consistent with it. My gecko is consistent, but in a
most unusual spot. There used to be a styrofoam "rock" wall in the cage. He
really enjoyed climbing on it, but I realized after a while that he mostly
went up there to defecate. Of course it doesn't stick to the styrofoam, so
it comes tumbling down and lands on other things. I removed the foam, and
now he still tries to climb the glass to defecate. He's even resorted to
climbing one of the plants to do his business there. We've tried to be
innovative by adding a second "level" to the cage, but he'll have nothing to
do with it, and instead try to climb the glass. He eventually gives up and
goes to one corner, but not ever without trying to climb to the top of the
cage first. I was hoping that someone could tell me if that's normal, or if
I just happened to get a gecko with a lot of character and determination! I
d really like to put the styrofoam "rock" back in because it looks neat, and
he enjoys climbing it (good exercise). But I'm not sure that I can keep the
styrofoam clean with his habit.
Thanks a lot
Sarah
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